Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

If your organization relies on volunteers, even just a little, you need a volunteer handbook that spells out expectations, policies, and procedures. A volunteer handbook gives volunteers the information they need about the organization and its mission, and answers any common questions they may have.

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Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 2, 2022

There are many reasons why a volunteer may stop giving their time. It is up to your organization to identify the cause and re-spark the passion. According to AmeriCorps, the national average volunteer retention rate is 65%. In other words, 1 out of 3 volunteers stop providing their time sooner than expected.

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Volunteer Hub

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Finding and recruiting virtual volunteers can help your organization grow amid COVID-19. Here are 5 tips for finding the right volunteers to give virtually. Any nonprofit or charity organization knows that finding volunteers who can donate time is as essential as receiving financial donations. Reach out to existing volunteers.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

Thanking volunteers for all they do is crucial to keeping your volunteers coming back again and again. Volunteers pour their heart into your nonprofit’s work. Volunteers can Save you money by providing labor so you don’t have to hire staff. which makes volunteer hours add up fast! And that’s a shame.

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 13, 2022

Generation Z volunteers are a vital contributor to the nonprofit world. With a passion for positive impact, this segment of volunteers can help your nonprofit reach its mission. In fact, 10% want to start their own nonprofit making them an ideal volunteer prospect for your organization. Engaging Generation Z Volunteers.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Increase volunteer participation. Gather more donations for your cause . The Greater New York chapter of Volunteers of America used its grant to increase its monthly giving program to more than 25 donors. You’re ahead of the game if your organization addresses a problem affecting communities across the country.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

If so, you may be interested in starting a volunteer program. Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks. Define your volunteer roles.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2022

Nonprofit organizations often tackle complex problems with hard-to-communicate ideas and sometimes, static, 2D images and videos aren’t enough to explain the problem. Nonprofits can utilize AR tools to allow volunteers and supporters to perform engaging and immersive actions that were, in the past, only done in person.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Suicide is a leading cause of death for individuals around the world, and September is an important time to have conversations to break down the stigma around mental illness and treatment for mental health. If you want to take things a step further, look up your local crisis center or community hotline and become a trained volunteer.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Despite 10% of the American workforce working in the nonprofit sector, nonprofit organizations still rely heavily on volunteers to complete its mission. That being said, nonprofits everywhere are constantly looking for enough volunteers, to bolster up its roster. Learn how to better manage your volunteers. Click Here!

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3rd Sector Labs

OCTOBER 5, 2015

This has been a problem for a long time. It used to be a United Way problem. But that hasn’t solved any problems. The problem is only getting worse. The problem is that everything related to corporate giving programs and workplace giving data has changed. And it is only getting worse. What’s going on?

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 3, 2023

The Volunteer Coordinator of the Event Committee A Vital and Often Overlooked Role Behind every successful nonprofit event, there is a dedicated team of volunteers working tirelessly to make it happen. These events, whether fundraisers, galas, or community outreach programs, rely on the passion and commitment of these volunteers.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

But how can you attract passionate advocates who will show up ready to volunteer, sign petitions, attend rallies, and otherwise take action to help you create positive change? The Campaign Workshop Joe Fuld, president Often campaigns make assumptions that people on the team—volunteers, donors, etc.—understand Don’t assume!

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Volunteers are the backbone of any nonprofit organization. Clearly, volunteers are essential to your nonprofit’s ability to move its mission forward. Clearly, volunteers are essential to your nonprofit’s ability to move its mission forward. But volunteers don’t just appear out of thin air.

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Qgiv

JULY 3, 2023

This Disability Pride Month is a perfect time to let your elected officials know about accessibility problems in your community and policies that help and hurt the people with disabilities that they represent. You can also spend time volunteering and donating to nonprofits that provide important services to people with disabilities.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 23, 2022

Effective pro bono volunteer programs — also known as skills-based volunteering — are built upon this idea. For volunteers, it enables skills development, and improves wellbeing by connecting their work with their purpose. So you might say that pro bono volunteering is a win-win-win.

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VQ Strategies

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

After years of meetings, dialogue, presentations, advocacy, (and yes, maybe even some proverbial hair-pulling in frustration), today was the launch of the Initiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement and the release of landmark research about how organizational leaders and funders view and prioritize volunteer engagement.

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Byte Technology

APRIL 7, 2015

Case in point: one area of data management where many non-profits fall woefully short is in the organization of volunteer assets. And yet a huge majority—93 percent—report that “the most important functionality lets staff track volunteer activities and the number of hours worked.”

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Twenty Hats

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

I was reminded of Ali’s video last week when I led a class for volunteer managers on creating virtual volunteer roles. One of the participants had to take an onsite museum role, where volunteers staff educational carts and engage with visitors, and transform it info a remote position. Option B sounds more compelling, doesn’t it?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

may prove to be a key resource for solving some of our most pressing real-world problems," according to game designer Jane McGonigal in The Wall Street Journal. How can nonprofits use game elements to promote their cause? Gamers are already helping tackle real-world problems, just by playing games. Why are games important?

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Data silos are a common problem across all industries and can cause serious pain points, especially as data volume increases. Restricted research: Inconsistent data restricts healthcare teams’ ability to perform meaningful research and problem-solve. Nonprofit Data Integration Data integration opens the door to collaboration.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

You are managing your organization, coordinating volunteers, handling all the marketing and fundraising tasks, making sure programs are running, and maybe even sweeping the floors. I KNOW you usually come last, after your nonprofit work, your family, your volunteers/staff, your friends, and your neighbors. Coordinating volunteers.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

This typically involves donations of money, time, and/or resources from corporations to charitable causes. And that the future of corporate giving is increasingly trending toward employee-centric giving programs, such as matching gifts, volunteer grants, and other forms of workplace giving. Sounds like a win-win situation, right?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

Many people all over the world face different challenges and problems. These issues include climate-related disasters, diseases, poverty, and other problems that present major roadblocks to peace and prosperity. Then, we’ll review how your organization can promote volunteerism in your community and manage volunteers effectively.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

If performance issues have been a problem, keep an open mind. Part of the task will be to identify whether working from home is the root cause of issues. Don’t forget volunteers. Fortunately, subpar technology is a problem that can be fixed. Policing remote workers should not be one of your goals.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 28, 2015

What can you do when interest in your cause begins to wane? This kind of situation is usually the result of bigger, deeper problems. Often their strategy involves putting highly experienced staff to work on problems with little input from the community. Your donors aren’t invested in your cause. Philantopic. ,

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Achieve

AUGUST 13, 2015

In the nonprofit world, generations complain about how the next generation isn’t as active or engaged in causes as they are. Millennials care about causes, even if their preferences for involvement differ from those of older generations. In this case, it asks individuals who are interested in the cause to help raise money.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Bringing skilled volunteers together in person with passionate and integrated local organisations around the world was how V2I worked towards their mission of helping global communities break the cycle of poverty. Clearly, the V2I team needed a quick pivot to a new way to achieve their mission.

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Candid

JUNE 8, 2023

Replacing staff or volunteer counselors with bots to save money has been viewed as a quick fix for some organizations. NEDA employees and approximately 200 volunteers could barely keep up with demand. It is also important to solve the right problem. At the same time, finding human counselors has been a struggle.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2022

So when it comes to inspiring your donors to support your cause, you might consider creating a nonprofit explainer video for your organization. How familiar or comfortable are they with the causes or issues you address? Explain how your organization’s mission is a solution for addressing the problem at hand. Provide a solution.

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Cloud 4 Good

DECEMBER 9, 2021

As a senior leader with many years of consulting experience with a Big4 in digital transformation projects, Julie has always been committed to solve the most challenging problems for her clients. Location: Calgary, Alberta.

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Neon CRM

JULY 13, 2023

More people are giving, volunteering, and being inspired to participate than ever before. It’s an easy, free way to mobilize current supporters to spread the word about your cause and encourage their networks to donate on a day dedicated specifically to giving. And it’s a huge opportunity to get your cause in front of new faces.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

Events are a great way to bring like-minded people together and have a good time in the name of your cause. You don’t want to spend more than you raise, and poor planning can turn an event into a budget buster that wastes your most precious resource – time and volunteers. Draws volunteers easily. BUT the flip side? Ok, got it?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 21, 2019

That’s why when nonprofits encourage the act of social fundraising, they not only empower supporters to share their love of the cause, but they also leverage their vast personal networks to grow in so many ways. General awareness: The more people see, learn, and hear about your cause, the more informed they will become.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Note From Beth: Colleague Ben Rigby, co-founder and CTO of Sparked , a micro-volunteering networked has a problem. The site matches skills-based volunteers with nonprofits to do just in time projects like logo or business card design, marketing help, and other small volunteering tasks. Interested?

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